Necktie and holder.



ELP. LAY.

NBOKITIE AND HOLDER. APPLmATIon FILED un. s1, 1907.

903,400. 'Patented Nov. 10,1908.I

EDWARD P. OLEARY, O

Fics ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AssIGNoR F on oLEAREoF Los ANGELES, caLiFoENiAS.

NEcx'riE AND nomma.

Speoication ot Lettera Patent.

'renamed Nov. 1o, ieos.`

Application filed January 31, 'f elil-N-Wil- To all whom 'it 'ma concern.' -Be it known tat I, EDWARD PATRICK OLEAnY, a' citizen of Canada, residing at LosV Angeles, in theoounty of Los Angeles and- Ifllzate -of California, have invented a new and useful Necktie and Holder, of which the following is a specification.

It is of the objects of this invention to rovide at a -minimum expense a necktie avin the appearance of a hand-tied tie; to provi e such a tie with a minimum amount of tie material; to enable the wearer to uickly, readily and conveniently form 4and asten the tie material inV place on the holder; .to so construct the holder as to give a minnnum amount of material the fullness requisite to give the appearance of the use of a large amount of material; to enable the wearer to use a minimum of tie material in various positions on the lioldervso as to at ldifferent. times bring into ex osed position previously unused ortions o the tie material vuntil raetical y all. of the tie material has been t usused.

Other objects and advanta es may appear from the snbjoined detailed escription.

. The invention may beapplied in various forms.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention in some of the forms in which it may be embodied.

Figure 1 is a front view ofV a tie detached, illustrating the invention in one of its forms. Fig. 2 is a rear view of tliesame tie detached. Fig. 3 is a vertical mid-section on lines maww, Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is a view of another .form of tie embodying this invention. Figz 5 is a view of a tie holder and Afastener separated 'from each other. Fig. 6 is a viewof a holder adapted for forming a bow-tie. Figs. 7 and 8 are details respectively of two forms of tie rings, one being solidand the other open, and eltlier'of which may be used in the foi-nis shown in Firsfl, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

1 designates the body of the tie-holder, the saine being made of sheetmaterial as metal, Celluloid, rubber, papier-mch, or the like, and formed in tiro arms 2, 5l. to insert under the flaps of a turn-down collar as is the case in many neelitie holders' heretofore in use.- Said arms are perforated as at 4, two perforations being a )plied near the end of each of the arms and near the opposite edges thereof. 5 designates loops which may be:

said perforations and forming a loo betweenthe opposite perforations at eac end. of the arm, as indicated inv Figs. 2, 3 .and 5.

6 is Ia. fastener which maybe made of'material- :eorrespondin to that of the body, and is likewise provided with two `arms 7, 8,

narrower than the arms 2, 3, and adaptedto insert under loo s 5 thereby-to be held in place on the bo y 1. Said fastener is rovided with a tongue 9 bent rearwardly rom the middle of the fastener to support a collar-button clamp 10 of any construction ordinarily employed heretofore for gri ping the collar-button to hold the tie-hol er in place".

The body 1 with its arms 2, 3, and the fastener 6 with its arms 7, :8, are curved substantially in the are of a ci'rcle, and the tonUue 9 is located in the middle thereof and at the lower portion of the bend of said arc.

11 is .a retaining limb extending vdownwardly from ythe middle of the body 1 'in the -form of a device adapted for four-inlian'd or for drawn ties, as illustrated in F igs. 1, 2, 3, and in Fig. 4. 12 is .a correspondino' limb extendingdownwardly from t ie middle of the fastener 6.

13 is' a retaining ringzwhich may be a solid ring as-sliown inFig. 7, or an open r' as shown in Fig. 8, the purpose of which is to retain the 4freeend of the tie material 14,A as shown inF ig. 4.

The downward extensions or retaining limbs 1l and 12 may be omitted in a holder intended for bow-ties, which holder is illustrated in Fig. 6.

In practical use the tie, .either four-im hand or drawn tie, magy beformed by first removing the fastener 6 from the loops 5 and then forming over the same the requisite folds for the tie desired. The manner of doin Y this will be readily understood by anyone amiliar with the art of making knots. One end of the tie material will be brought over the body 1 and held onthe retainer 11 while the tie material is wrapped about the body to form the required knot.

In the case of a four-in-hand tie illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, the ring 13 will be EMF To lDaNiEL inth'efform ofwire staples inserted through bent up in front of the body as indicated i knot show in iFig. 4v the tie material will `be run vthroug the ring as indicated.- Thus the rin 'f serves toretain the tie material.

The ow'nward extension 11 of the body is end and the body 1, said neck being of less 'diameter than theinsidediameter of thering 13 4so that said rino will loosely fit on the neck or will be helc thereon 'by the lobe or lower portion oftheextension or retainer. AThe material of the body 1 and retainer 11 is of a resilient nature as is common with sheet material above mentioned, so that the ring may readily-be placed in position for bending the lobe into a form to ass through the ring and thenallow the lo e to assume its-fiat form again.

. It is to be understood that the body 1 and fastener 6 are curved from the middle rearwardly, a'sindicated-in Fig. 3 and as is common with necktie holders in order that the same may 'fit the neck when the arms 2,

and 7, 8 have been inserted beneath the folds of a turn-down collar.

In Fig. 3, 17l designates a collar-button on which the clamp 10 1s fastened. It is apparent that the tie maybe Immufactu'red and sold complete, or that the holder including the body 1 and fastener 6 with their adjuncts may be sold se arately' from the tie material. In practica use, when the tie has been formed, the wearer will adjust the tie in place and remove it therefrom in-the usual manner common with necktie-holders having a collar-button clamp.

The tongue 9 on which the collar-button i clamp '10 is fastened rojects rearwardly from the fastener 6, tius to give an ap;

v may be removed by slipping its resilient parent greater depth t`o the knot so'that a tie made of comparatively thin and scanty material mayhave the apparent fullness of a tiein which a. large amountof material has been used.

Whenever va. tie becomes soiled or dingy,

`or 'the-wearer desires to renew the' appearance from any .cause whatever, the fastener arms 7 8 out from under the loops 5 and then unwrapping the tie material, rewrapping the same on the body 1 audits arms to. bring a new surface into view, and thereupon thefastenerwill be again re laced; whereupon the tie may be used as be ore.

The downwardly-projecting retainers 11 and 12 of the main body l, and the fastener 6 serve to hold the tie material positively in place centrally of the necktie-holder.

Vihat `fA claim is r 1..-A.necktie holder comprising a body provided with arms and a downwardlye.\' tending retainer, loops on said arms, and a fastener provided with a' downWardly-projecting retainerl and lwith arms inserted through said loops. y

. Q. necktie holder comprising a body provided with arms and a-,dovvnwardly-extending retainer, loops on said arms, a fastener provided With a doWnwardly-projecting retainer and with arms inserted througi-i said loops, and a rlng around said retainers.

' Anecktie holder comprising a body provided with arms, a fastener detachably secured to the body and provided Wit-h arms 'around' said retainer and said material, a

portion of the tie material being between the body andthe fastener. l

In testimonywhereof, I have hereunto set my' hand at -Los Angeles California 4this 16th day of January, 1907.

In presence' off- JAMEs Ii. Towxsexn, M. BEULAH 'lowxsmvn 

